plural shamans
1
: a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events
2
: one who resembles a shaman
especially
: high priest sense 3
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Think clergy and bereavement committees, and among Indigenous groups, shamans or medicine women.
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Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2024
No beer cozies, but for those manifesting a presidential run, there were plenty of shaman 2024 bumper stickers.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
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Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2024
No beer cozies, but for those manifesting a presidential run, there were plenty of shaman 2024 bumper stickers.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shaman
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“Shaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shaman. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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